Glossary term starting with A

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a
Aalpricken
abaxial
abbreviate heterocercal
abdomen
abdominal
abdominal cavity
abdominal fins
abdominal keel
abdominal pore
aberrant
aberration
abiogenic
abiotic
ablation
ablation till
aboral
abraded
abrasion
abscess
absolute fecundity
absolute growth rate
absolute tautonymy
absorption
abstraction
abutment
abyss
abyssal
abyssal depth
abyssal hills
abyssal plain
abyssal zone
abyssopelagic
Academia Sinica, Institute of Zoology, Taipei
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology
acanthostedion
acanthotrich
acaricide
accept
accession
accessory caudal ray
accessory dorsal branch
accessory dorsal margin
accessory fins
accessory male
accessory pelvic appendage
accessory scales
acclimation
acclimatization
acclivous
accretion
accumulation zone
acentric
aciculate
acid cured fish
acid drainage
acid rain
acid-base balance
acidic deposition
acidification
acidity
acidophilic
acidophilous
acidosis
acinaciform
acini
acipenserin
acoustic dispersion
acoustic scattering
acoustic tag
acoustics
acquic moisture regime
acriflavin
acrodin
acrodont
acronurus larva
actic
actinobiology
actinomycin D
actinomycosis
actinophore
actinost
actinotrichia
activated sludge process
active channel
active metabolism
active reproductive state
active slope
active valley wall processes
active water table
actophilous
actual mesh size
actual shoreline
aculeiform
acuminate
acute
acute toxicity
ad libitum
adaptation
adaptive behavior
adaptive management
adaptive radiation
Addis Ababa University
adductor mandibulae muscles
adelphophagy
adenocarcinoma
adenoid organ
adenoma
adfluvial
adhesion
adhesive eggs
adipose
adipose eyelid
adipose fin
adipose tissue
adjuvant
adnate
adnexed
adpressed
Adriatic Sea
adsorbed water
adsorption
adult
advance
adventitious embryony
Aegean Sea (The Archipelago)
aeolian deposits
aerated lagoon
aeration
aerial trap
aerobic
aerofoils
Aeromonas
aestival pond
Aestivating lungfishes
aestivation
aetiology
affinis
affinity index
affluent
aflatoxins
African tetras
agamete
agamic
agamogony
agamont
agamous
agape
agar
age at first maturity
age structure
age validation
ageing
agglutination
agglutinin
aggradation
aggregate
aggregate stability
aggregated/clumped/contiguous distribution
aggregation
aggression
aggressive mimicry
aglomerular
Agnatha
agonistic behavior
agonistic behaviour
agranulocyte
agranulocytosis
ahermatypic
Aholeholes
air
air bladder
air bubble curtain
air saturation value of dissolved oxygen
air stripping
Airbreathing catfishes
Airsac catfishes
akaryotic
ala laminaris
Alabama Marine Resources Laboratory
alae
alar scale
alar spines
alar thorns
alarm substance
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle
Albany beef
albedo
albinism
Albondiga de pescado
Alboran Sea
alcohol
alecithal
alevin
Alfonsinos
algae
Algae eaters
algal bed
algal bloom
algal mounds
algal ridge
algal toxicosis
algal wash
algicide
algicides
alginic acid
algivore
algorithm
alien
alien species
aliform
alimentary canal
alimentary tract
aliquot
alisphenoid
alizarin
alkali
alkaline
alkalinity
alkalosis
all-female species
Alla carne
allec
allele
allele frequency
allochronic species
allochthonous
allogence succession
allogenic
allometric
allometry
allopatric
allosome
allotopic
allotrophic lake
allotype
allozyme
alluvial
alluvial cone
alluvial dam
alluvial deposit
alluvial fan
alluvial fill
alluvial flat
alluvial plain
alluvial soil
alluvial stream
alluvial terrace
alluvial valley
alluvial valley floor
alluvion
alluvium
Almôndega de peixe
almost atoll
alpha atresia
alternate teeth
altitude
altricial
altruism
altruistic behavior
alveolar
alveolar ridge
alveolus
Amarelo cure
ambergris
ambient
ambient noise
ambient temperature
ambush predator
amensal
American Museum of Natural History, New York
American soles
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
amictic
amino acids
ammocoete
ammocoetes
ammonia
ammonotelic
amnion
amorphous
Amphibia
amphibians
amphibiotic
amphiboreal
amphidromous
amphipods
amphistylic
amphitemperate
amphitrophic
amphitropical
amplitude
ampullae
ampullae of Lorenzini
ampullary organ
anabolism
anacanthous
anadromous
anaemia
anaerobe
anaerobic
anaerobic digestion
anaerobic respiration
anaesthetics
anagram
anal
anal fin
anal fin origin
anal fin ray count
anal papilla
analogous
analytical watershed
anaplasia
Anatolia
anchialine
Anchobi pêsuto
anchor ice
Anchosen
Anchovies
Anchovis
Anchovy cream
Anchovy essence
Anchovy paste
Ançuez
Andaman or Burma Sea
androcyclic parthenogenesis
androgamone
androgens
angel
Angel sharks
Angelfishes
Angiospermophyta
angle of lower jaw
angle of repose
angling
angular
animal kingdom
Anjovissäilyke
Anjovistahna
ankylose
anlage
Annelida
annelids
annual breeder
annual fecundity
annual fish
annular
annuli
annulus
anonymous
anonymous work
anorexia
anoxia
anoxic
Ansjospostei
Ansjovis
Ansjovis pastei
antagonism
Antarctic dragonfishes
ante mortem
antecedent soil moisture
antenna
antennule
antepenultimate
anterior
anterior fontanelle
anterior margin
anterior nasal flap
anterior teeth
anterodorsal palpebral depressor muscle
anterolateral
anthelmintic
anthropogenic
anthropogenic effects
anti-fouling agent
antibiotic
antibiotic sensitivity tests
antibiotics
antibody
antifungal agents
antigen
antigenic drift
antimere
antioxidant
antiozonant
antipodean
antiseptic
antiserum
antitropical
antivitamin
antorbital
antorbital cartilages
antrorse
anuria
anus
apex
apex predator
aphagous
aphotic
aphotic zone
Aphragmabacteria
aphytal
apical
aplacental
aplacental viviparity
aplacental yolksac viviparity
aplasia
aplastic anaemia
aplesodic fin
apode fishes
apomixis
apomorph
apomorphy
apopyle
aposematic
appendage
Appetitsild
application
application factor
approximation
apressed
apron
Aptitsill
aquaculture
Aquaculture Center
Aquaculture Department Museum
aquarist
aquatic
aquatic bed
aquatic ecosystem
aquatic habitat
aquatic organism
aquatic system
aquic
aquic moisture regime
aquiclude
aquifer
Arabian Sea
Arachnida
Arafura Sea
arbitrary combination of letters
arborescent
arboriform
Arbroath smokie
arch
arched roots
Archerfishes
archi-
archipelagic apron
arcites
Arctic Ocean
area of occupancy
area-capacity curve
Arenque doirado
Arenque em marinada
Arenque gordo preparado
Argentines or herring smelts
Argulus
Arinca fumada
Aringa fritta marinata
Aringa grassa intera dorata
Aringa grassa preparata
Aringhe alla Bismarck
Aringhe dorate
Ariommatids
Arkansas State University Museum
Arkansas Tech Fish Collection
arm
Armored blenny
Armored catfishes
Armorhead catfishes
Armorheads
armoring (also armouring)
arrow
arrow worms
arroyo
artefact
Artenkreis
artesian bores
artesian well
Arthropoda
article
articulated
articulating
articulation
artificial beach
artificial channel
artificial control
artificial fertilization
artificial hybrid
artificial recharge
artificial selection
artificial substrate
artisanal fisheries
ascending process
ascending process of premaxilla
ascidians
ascites
Ascomycota
ascorbic acid
asepsis
asexual reproduction
Asia
Asia Minor
Asiatic glassfishes
Asinello affumicato
aspect
aspect ratio
asperite
asperity
asphyxia
assimilation
assimilation capacity
assimilation efficiency
association
assortative mating
astatic
astaxanthin
asteriscus
asymmetrical
asymmetry
asymptomatic carrier
asymptotic length
asymptotic threshold concentration
asymptotic weight
asynchronous oocyte development
asynchronous ovary development
Atamara
athalassohaline lake
Atlantic Reference Centre, New Brunswick
atlas
atoll
atreitic oocytes
atresia
atrophy
attendant male
attenuate
attenuated
attenuated vaccine
attenuation
attribute
atypical
Auburn University Museum
Auchmithie cure
Auckland Institute and Museum
auditory ossicle
auditory vesicle
Aufwuchs
Auke Bay Fisheries Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska
Aulopus
aural
austral
Australian
Australian lungfish
Australian Museum, Sydney
Australian salmon
autecology
author
autoantibody
autochthonous
autogamy
autogenic succession
autoinfection
autolysis
automatic feeder
autopalatine
autopotamic
autopsy
autosome
autotroph
autotrophic algae
autotrophic lake
auxillary scales
auxotrophic algae
available name
available nomenclatural act
available work
avascular
average population
Aves
avitaminosis
Avoid
avoidance response
Avotáracho
axenic
axenic culture
axial
axial skeleton
axial swimming
axil
axillary process
Ayu fish
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